Oct. trial date for Colorado mom whose sons died

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A mother charged in the deaths of her two young sons after they overheated in her SUV has pleaded not guilty to charges against her.

Heather Jensen, of Palisade, is scheduled to go on trial starting Oct. 28.

She pleaded not guilty Thursday to child abuse resulting in death, criminally negligent homicide and false reporting to authorities following the deaths of her sons last fall.

Investigators say the boys, ages 2 and 4, were left in an SUV with the heater running while she had sex and smoked marijuana nearby. Coroner's officials have said the boys died of hyperthermia, or overheating.